HE RETURNED AS A HIGH SCHOOL GIRL (PART ll)

Chapter 253: Divulgence (3)

Kang Ra-Eun was momentarily lost for words due to Ji Han-Seok’s sudden statement. He had told her not to kiss another man, even if it was just a performance.

‘How should I react to things like this?’

Ra-Eun had never been in a situation like this, so she could not think of an answer no matter how hard she racked her brain. Han-Seok was also abashed by himself for requesting such a thing.

“I’m... sorry. I said something weird, didn’t I?”

“No, it wasn’t weird. It was just...”

“Just what...?”

“...”

Not even Ra-Eun knew why she had left room for doubt.

“It’s nothing. I’m sorry,” she said.

“You shouldn’t be the one to apologize. It’s okay.”

An air of awkwardness enveloped the two of them. Since they were in a deserted park at night, the silence did not seem to want to end. Han-Seok broke the silence first.

“As for why I said that... It just unconsciously came out because I thought I would be jealous.”

Ra-Eun responded in difficulty, “Sunbae, do you...”

She purposefully did not finish her sentence because she thought that it would be better for Han-Seok to finish it for her. Like she had intended, Han-Seok decided to be honest with himself.

“Ever since I first met you on set, I’ve seen you as a woman and not just a junior.”

Han-Seok had known more than anyone else that he shouldn’t have such emotions, so he had been hiding them. Ra-Eun had more or less realized a while ago that Han-Seok had feelings for her, but she had maintained a close relationship with him for two reasons. The first was to establish a connection with him for the sake of her revenge, and the other was because she had realized that Han-Seok was a very good person.

Even when Ra-Eun knew that her actions would invoke misunderstandings in Han-Seok, she could not distance herself from him due to the two reasons. She had known very well that Han-Seok would one day confess his feelings to her, but...

‘Actually hearing it is...’

Inexplicable emotions surged within her. Han-Seok’s confession was certainly more impactful than a confession from a man that she had zero interest in. It truly showed how long she had known him.

“I didn’t say these things because I want an answer from you right here and now, so you don’t have to force yourself to give me a response,” Han-Seok expressed.

“Are you sure you’re okay with that?”

“Yeah. The wait might be painful for some, but also heart racing for others. Besides...” Han-Seok remarked with a bitter smile. “Waiting is far better than getting rejected.”

Ra-Eun softly smiled as she looked at Han-Seok’s lifeless smile. It seemed as if he already knew what her answer would be, so he had chosen to wait rather than be turned down. His answer might be wise as well as foolish, but if that was his choice, then...

“Okay. I’ll do as you say, sunbae.”

Even dead people’s wishes were fulfilled, so there was no reason why a living person’s wishes shouldn’t be. However, Ra-Eun had no intention of making him wait forever. Once Han-Seok was prepared to hear her answer as well as resolved enough to endure the results, Ra-Eun was planning on letting him hear the answer that had popped up in her head.